#8A859D Color

#8A859D is rgb(138, 133, 157) in RGB and hsl(252, 11%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A859D

HEX#8A859D

RGBrgb(138, 133, 157)

HSLhsl(252, 11%, 57%)

HSVhsv(252, 15%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.036 294.9)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A859D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A859D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A859D Complementary#999D85 Analogous#858D9D Analogous#96859D Triadic#9D8A85 Triadic#859D8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A859D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A96AB #ABA7B9 #BBB8C6 #C9C6D2 #D9D7DF #E9E8ED

Shades

#756F8B #645F77 #514D60 #403D4C #2D2B36 #1D1B22

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